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Oscar Daniel

Morehouse Takes 1st Place in Morehouse Relays

Atlanta, GA- The Maroon Tigers just finished hosting their annual Morehouse Relays on March 23-25th. The relays have not been hosted at Morehouse in nine years due to a multi-million-dollar renovation of the facility. There were over 800 participants which included 18 universities/colleges both men and women teams along with 12 middles school both boys' and girls' teams.

Morehouse's track & field team would finish the relays in 1st place. Tennessee State would finish 2nd place. The Maroon Tigers would also place in 23 categories where they finished in the top-5 finishes.

Congratulations to Brian Kemei who recently broke his 10k record at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational. Brian broke his 10k record with a time of 31:01. Brian previously held the record with a time of 31:29.
 
For Morehouse, Brian Kemei came in first place in the 5,000 meters with a time of 15:11.33 and would also come in first in the 10,000 meters with a time of 32:18.30

Morehouse had multiple athletes place in 23 categories for the outdoor season opener. The Maroon Tigers will be back in action this weekend, Apr 1st, for the University of West Georgia Invitational.
 
Morehouse Relay Results | March 23-25, 2023
 
Men's 200 Meter
5. Cameron Selders 22.54
34. Jalen Ridges 23.92
41. Rakesh Olanda 24.38
44. Justin Hunter 24.93
45. Zion Cherry 25.06
47. Omar White-Evans 25.37
 
Men's 400 Meter
2. Cameron Selders 48.91
19. Alex Smith 54.46
22. Omar White-Evans 54.92
 
Men's 800 Meter
1. Gavin Weddington 1:53.84
12. Dariys Ragland 2:03.59
 
 
Men's 5,000 Meters
1. Brian Kemei 15:11.33
2. Hillary Kipkogei 15:25.22
3. Ronny Kiprono 15:55.33
6. Christian Pearson 18:41.53
 
Men's 10,000 Meters
1. Brian Kemei 32:18.30
2. Ronny Kiprono 33:51.82
3. Hillary Kipkoegi 36:21.51
 
 
Men's 110 Meter Hurdles
5. Brogan Korta 16.37
 
Men's 400 Meter Hurdles
3. Brogan Korta 57.27
 
Men's 3000 Steeplechase
1. Taylor Battle 10:51.13
2. Phoenix Satterfield 11:22.28
 
 
Men's 4x100 Meter Relay
9. Brogan Korta, Cameron Selders, Mehki Evans-Bay, Rufus Williams 43.34
10. Houston Cole, Zion Cherry, Christion Files, Terrance Hales 45.16
 
Men's 4x200 Meter Relay
1. Houston Cole, Solomon Finley, John Dinnall, Mehki Evans-Bay 1:29.60
 
Men's 4x400 Meter Relay
4. Evans Sanders, Mehki Evans-Bay, Darius Ragland, Gavin Weddington 3:31.33
8. Taylor Battle, Houston Cole, John Dinnall, Jordan Ellul 3:32.41
 
Men's Distance Medley
1. Taylor Battle, Houston Cole, Johndell Cumberbatch, Brian Kemei 10:38.53
 
 
Men's High Jump
6. John Dinnall 1.77m
 
Men's Pole Vault
1. David Dickey 2.45m
 
 
Men's Long Jump
16. Jaydon Moland 5.79m
 
Men's Triple
9. Jaydon Moland 13.29m
 
Men's Discus
13. Alexander Burt 31.12m
21. Adrian Evans 28.13m
23. Benjamin Bayliss 26.50m
 
 
Men's Shot Put
3. Alexander Burt 12.82m
7. Rodney Gross 12.33m
13. John Dinnall 11.12m
17. Benjamin Bayliss 9.11m
 
Men's Hammer
3. Alexander Burt 41.85m
8. Rodney Gross 36.00m
11. Adrian Evans 28.09m
12. Benjamin Bayliss 25.09m
 
Men's Javelin
1. John Dinnall 66.62m
2. Rodney Gross 62.89m
5. Adrian Evans 44.64m
9. Benjamin Bayliss 38.61m
 
 
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